181: Chapter 181 Duanmu Hongkuo

Ye Shao suddenly slammed the list in his hand onto the table and raged, "How dare they! Who gave them the guts!"

"Go and notify the Wang family, the Duanmu Family, and the Li family immediately. Give them a five-day deadline: either return that equipment or have the money to buy it ready. Otherwise, it will be treated as a declaration of war against the Great Xia official authorities!"

"If they act recklessly, then we might as well rename the Ten Great Families of Xiaan City to the Seven Great Families!"

Ye Shao's assistant, standing below, visibly shuddered and immediately nodded, acknowledging the order before leaving.

"Having been by Chairman Ye's side for so long, this is the first time I've seen him this angry!"

"Sigh, it seems the sky over Xiaan City is about to change."

Meanwhile, inside a very luxurious villa in Xiaan City, three old men were sitting in the magnificent hall, drinking tea.

"It's laughable that old thing Ye Shao still wants that equipment back."

"Hmph, he doesn't realize that once something enters my Duanmu Family, there is no way it's ever going back."

"Hahaha, indeed. Besides, we have contributed quite a lot to this war. This equipment should rightfully be considered compensation for our families."

"Well said, Family Head Li. Over these years, we have given so much for Great Xia. It could be said that the survival of Great Xia depends on the magic energy crystals from our three families. Even if there's no credit, there's at least hard work. Never mind taking some of his equipment; even if we wanted his position, Ye Shao should step down."

"Hahahaha..." The laughter echoed throughout the hall.

Suddenly, a servant-like person walked in quickly, leaned over, and whispered a few words into Duanmu Hongkuo's ear.

Duanmu Hongkuo's face immediately darkened, and he waved his hand to signal the person to leave.

Li family head Li Hengfu, who sported a handlebar mustache and had a sharp-mouthed, monkey-cheeked appearance, hurried forward and asked, "What happened?"

"Hmph! This old man Ye Shao truly doesn't know what's good for him. He actually sent someone to demand the equipment back."

Upon hearing this, Wang Hongyang immediately slammed the teacup in his hand onto the table. "It seems Ye Shao doesn't take our three families seriously at all!"

"My Wang family will absolutely not return this equipment!"

Duanmu Hongkuo laughed, "Good! Brother Wang, you truly have great spirit. My Duanmu Family also declares here: my Duanmu Family will absolutely not take this equipment out again. On the contrary, since Ye Shao dares to humiliate our three families like this, I will definitely make him give us an explanation!"

Li Hengfu also said in a shrill voice, "Well said, both family heads. My Li family will absolutely stand on the same front as you two!"

The smile on Duanmu Hongkuo's face widened. "Good! With our three families joining forces, I'd like to see what that old brat Ye Shao can do to us!"

"If he really pushes us too far, we'll just go down together!"

"Anyway, we have saved up quite a lot of magic energy crystals over the years. I wonder if Ye Shao will still dare to treat us like this when he sees these things."

"Hahahaha..."

I don't know how much time passed, but Tang Mo finally woke up from his fainting spell. He looked at the wall clock; it was already past three in the afternoon.

Tang Mo took out his phone and realized it was past three in the afternoon on the third day.

In other words, a full day and a half had passed since Tang Mo's last time travel.

"Holy crap! Three seconds of time travel, a day and a half of fainting—these aftereffects are too intense. I might as well not have traveled at all!"

Tang Mo checked his status again; he had fully recovered. The Talent plundered from the Lord of the Bone Mound ensured that Tang Mo could revive with full health even if he only had a sliver of health left.

The only thing he didn't understand was why he had remained unconscious for so long when his status had clearly already recovered.

Unable to figure it out, he simply stopped thinking about it. Tang Mo walked out of the dormitory and came to the school cafeteria, preparing to properly fill his stomach after the deficit of the past day or so.

This was Tang Mo's first time coming to the school cafeteria.

For some reason, there were only a handful of people in the school cafeteria; never mind students, there weren't even many cooks.

After finally making it to a window that was still open, Tang Mo ordered a large portion of pig trotter noodles.

The pig trotters used were the front hooves of a level 120 Mountain Armor Pig; the meat was tender, fresh, and delicious.

When the pig trotter noodles arrived, Tang Mo couldn't wait to start eating.

The cook watched the ravenous Tang Mo with a smile, "Eat slowly, there's more if it's not enough."

As he spoke, he looked at Tang Mo with a cheerful face, "Young man, which floor of the Coiling Dragon Pagoda did you challenge today?"

Tang Mo was stunned for a moment, clearly not expecting him to ask that.

Based on his understanding, apart from freshmen who would go to challenge the Coiling Dragon Pagoda once, almost no students would go to challenge it again every year. Even if they were the pride of heaven in the school, they couldn't get very far in the Coiling Dragon Pagoda.

Not getting far meant the rewards weren't high, and for old students wanting to challenge the pagoda again, it cost 1000 credits each time, which was too cost-ineffective by comparison.

Those old students knew the value of credits and wouldn't waste them easily.

Tang Mo didn't yet know that it was precisely because he had successfully cleared the 100th floor of the Coiling Dragon Pagoda that everyone had started competing to challenge it.

Tang Mo stuffed a soft, stewed pig trotter into his mouth. While chewing with big mouthfuls, he shook his head gently, "No, I didn't challenge many floors. I was hungry, so I came to eat."

The cook still said with a cheerful smile, "It's okay, don't be discouraged. Once or twice doesn't mean anything. Prepare well, it'll be fine if you challenge further next time."

Tang Mo nodded with a smile and then continued to lower his head and slurp his noodles.

Yes, he should also prepare well—prepare for the matters related to going to the Abyss. He had already spent over a day resting in a daze.

At this moment, the area outside the Coiling Dragon Pagoda was already bustling with activity. After completing today's assessment tasks, almost all the students had gathered outside the Coiling Dragon Pagoda, ready to test their strength.

After obtaining suitable supreme-grade equipment, the students' strength had improved significantly, which was also a major reason why they wanted to come and challenge the Coiling Dragon Pagoda.

Moreover, getting a piece of supreme-grade equipment for free was equivalent to the school giving them 8000 credits for free; of course, they had to try it out.

Even those War God Academy students who had been away had all rushed back.

Pei Ding, dressed in tattered clothes, carried quite a bit of Zhan Wuji's style; as soon as he arrived, he attracted the attention of countless students.

His body, as strong as a small mountain, gave people an invisible pressure from far away, and the surrounding students couldn't help but automatically keep their distance from him.

He was seen holding a ferocious large bone blade, slowly walking out of the Coiling Dragon Pagoda.

Beside him, Niu Mo, also from the War God Academy, immediately went up to meet him and asked, "How was it? Which floor did you reach?"

"Eighty-eighth floor. Sigh, it's a pity, but I did manage to get a few pieces of good equipment."

As he spoke, Pei Ding took out a pile of equipment.

Niu Mo saw clearly that they were all supreme-grade equipment, as many as twelve pieces.

Pei Ding laughed up at the sky, "Hahaha, awesome! The supreme-grade equipment issued by the school this time really helped me a lot. Otherwise, it would have been absolutely impossible for me to reach this height and get such good rewards!"

"Once I equip these items and come back next month, the 100th floor is not without hope!"

Hearing this, the surrounding students instantly cast envious gazes toward Pei Ding.